Rotary filter-table



E.. L. OLIVER. ROTARY FILTER TABLE.

' APPLICATION FILED MAY28, 19.18;..

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ROTARY FILTER TABLE.

APPLICATION FvlLED mAY2,1918.

1,335,695. E Patented Mar. 3o, 1920.

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' `IN VEN TOR. .ELLn/'L'R E. L. OLIVER.

ROTARY FILTER TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAY 2s. Isla.

Patented Mar. 3o, 1920.

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INVENTOR. E. L. OLIVER BY %NEY.

EDWIN LETTs OLIVER, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

ROTARY :FILTER-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mal'. 30, 1920.

'Appiieation flied May 2s, 191s. serial No. 237,081.

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Be it known that I, EDWIN LETTs OLIVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda, State of California, have invented a new and 'useof which the following is a specification in such clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a rotary table filter, and its v which is capable of removing the liquid from the solids' in one orA two stages as ma be desired, and thereafter flushing the lter with a solution from below or blowing air through the lected upon Ithe filtering medium.

Another object of the invention is to provide a filter which can be readily cleaned as the sands accumulate thereon, a suitable conveyer being used to remove the sand and discharge it in a suitable place. p

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the water or filtrate removed from the substance being filtei'ed may be removed from the pipes in which it is collected without passing through the vacuum pump, a special pump being used to remove the filtrate from the water receiver.

Another-object of the invention is to pro-y vide means whereby the position of the automaticvalve controlling the vacuum and blowing apparatus may' be adjusted to change the locations of the pans having the vacuumv andl blowing operations applied vthereto. with respect to the supply launder and the discharge apparatus.

lVhile the term sand is used in this specification that term in no way limits the use of the filter, and it is actually used for the removal of water or solutions from a large number of granular or crystalline products which do notrequire what is known as a slime filter. used-herein is also to be accepted not in its absolute sense, but as understood commercially as a-pressure more or less below atmospheric pressure up to about 25 inches of mercury. Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

n embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings in which tho same reference full and object is to produce a filter filter to loosen the material col- The term vacuum numeral is applied to the ysame portion throughout, but I am aware that there may be modifications thereof.

-Figure'l is a drawing partly in section showing one half of the filter and. illustrating the operation ofthe air um and um for the filtrate, f-

pp p "ing post being omitted,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the automatic valve vfor controlling the vacuum and blowing appara-tus, y Fig. 5 is a plan view of the lower or ad- Justable portion of the .automatic valve on theplane 5--5 Fig. 4,

Fig. 6.v is a vertical automatic valve looking in the direction of the arrows and taken on theline 6-6 Fig. 5, and

Fig. plugs used for steam,*air or'water connections` on the cleaning side of the automatic' valve, Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the filter pans.

The numeral 1 represents a suitable base upon which `the-filter is mounted, and from sectional View of the 7 is aside elevation of one of the` At the topofthe receiver 3 tliere'is a pipe 7 which extends. to the vacuum pump 8 so that a suitable vacuum is always maintained in the receiver 3 and consequently underthe filter media carried by the pan 10i.V

In the present instance, the filter pan is shown cast in two parts and connected by means of theA flanges 11, 12, 13 land V14, al-

though the number of parts that the pan isy castl in is not an essential part of the invention. The half ofthe pan having theflanges l2 and 14 is indicated by thenumeral 10. Under the pan there .is a suitable bearing rail 1G for the support of thepan which rides upon a plurality of rollers 17 carried flanged ring 20 by means of eight spokes v21 to 28. Below the ring 20 and bolted'to its flange is a large hollow journal 29 which carries a post 30 with rods 31 connected with the table for the additional support thereof. .l The journal 29 is revoluble in a journal box 32 supported by the cross stringers 33, 34 and it rests upon the wear plate 35. On the lower end of the journal 29 there is a large worm wheel 36 which is rotated by the worm 37 on the shaft 38, the latter carrying-the fast and'loose pulleys 39, 40on its outer end.

vThe flange of the bearing 29 has an oil pipe 41 and oil cup 42 connected therewith to supply the bearing ring 35 and box 32 with lubricant.

kThe pans 10, 10 have a series of flanges 43 formed therein which flanges form a continuous series of beds each of which is covered with a suitable grid 44 and filter cloth 45, the cloth being wedged under blocks 46 vdriven between `the adjoining fianges 43 and between the flanges and the sides of the filter pan 10.

The several compartments formed by the fianges 43 are each provided with pipes 47 and 48 which are connected together with the unions 49, there bein 16 of the pipes and separate pans in the gures illustrated. The pipes 48 all fit into suitable holes in the hollow journal 20 on the lower endof which is secured a plate 50 faced with an antifrictionI plate 51,` the two plates being held in place by means of the bolts 52, 53; Below the plate 51 and supported Athereby is the automatic valve plate 55. The valve plate is centered and supported by a bolt 56 which is carried by theplate 51 and the spring 57 holds the valve 55 and plate 51 in close engagement. At the side, the valve has twoears 58, 59 which are connected with the adjusting rod 60, said rod passingA through a fixed bracket 61 at the side of the frame and being held in a given ,adjustment by means of the nuts 62, 63.

The valve plate 55 has three separate chambers 64, 65, 66 formed therein with a i partition 67 between the chambers 65 and 66. The chamber 64 has three holes 68, 69,

.70 from the top of the plate thereinto, and

the chambers 65, 66 have a slot extending thereinto which extends' from one side of the chamber 64 around to the other side thereof and which has projecting ledges 72, 73; The ledges 72, 73 are for the purpose of supporting the lcut-off blocks 74, 75, the former of which determines the beginning of the vacuum'operation and the latter-of which by means of its partition 76 determines the time the chambers 65, 66 will re- AThe chamber 65has the pipe 2 connected therewith, and the chamber 66 has a pipe'77 connected therewith, the .latter pipe beingat present closed with a cap 78 so that the vacuum pump will draw the filtrate off from the time it first comes on the filter till the pipe coming from a particular pan passesV over the partition 76. The pipe 77 may be used to draw off the'iltrate at a'later stage than the pipe 2 when it is desired to separate it into two products as issometimes done.

If the block is removed, the vacuum will be effective from the block 74 to the end of the port over chambers 65, 66. v

Below the chamber 64 a pipe 7 9 is threaded into the plate 55, and is at present provided with'a cap 80, said pipe being for the purpose of supplying a wash or a blast of n.

air or steam under pressure when desired.

Since it is sometimes necessary to supply air, steam and water to properly clear the filter, there is a hollow threaded plug 81 under each of the holes 68 to 70, said plugs serving either to cut off ingress to leither of the holes orto provide meanswhereby several different pipes may be connected to the valve to give different cleaning effects, the nipple 81 extending to the boiler 81" in order to supply the filter with steam when-.

ever necessary.

Mounted on the base 1 is a suitable frame having sills 90, 91 and posts 92 to 95 which support two stringers 96, 97 which are further connected lto the posts by the braces 98 to 101. Other braces 102, 103l connect the posts 92 and 95 with the sills 90,'y 91. The

stringers 96, 97 are connected by two cross pieces 104, 105r and by` a shaft 106. TheY shaft 106 is supported in journal boxes 107,

108, andvit has a sprocket wheel 109 thereon which is driven by the chain 110V from the sprocket wheel 111 onl the shaft 38.

TheV shaft 106 also passes through twojournal boxes112, 113 on, the two stringers 1.14, 115. The stringers carry, and are connected by three U-'s'hap'ed members 116, 117, 118, which supporta metal trough 119 having a discharge spout at 120. The trough A 119 and the stringers supporting it are supported at one end by the shaft 106 and at the other end by the adjusting rods 121, 122, which rods allow the lower end Vof the trough to come withinaboutfone half an Vinch of the filter fabric and may be raised therefrom by rotating the hand wheels 123, 124 through which said rods are threaded.

At the lower end of the stringers 114, V

there are two journal boxes'125, 126,for a shaft 127 which carries two sprocket wheelsV 128, 129 over which chains 130, 131 pass,

- nected by a sei-ies of Vsaid chains also passing over two wheels vacuum may be applied to certain of the" as to be swung over the table or out of use as may be desired.

When the filter is inuse, the water and vacuum pumpsl are continuously voperated and the filter is rotated slowly. Pulp is fed thereon from the supply launder, and theV times of the application of the vacuum and blowing operations are adjusted by-means of the blocks 74, 75, and the position of the three threaded hollow plugs 81.

During the time of application of the vacuum the wash water may be applied from the pipe 136 if desired.

As soon as the given filterV section passes over the hole 68, the sand is scraped off into the trough 119 and is carried up said trough by the fiights 134. n

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows, express reservation being made of per'- missible modifications.

l1. A separation apparatus comprising a revoluble pan with a plurality of compartments, a filter bed in each compartment,

means to supply the beds Vwith material 'to be filtered, conduits leading from each com partment toward each other, a valve plate covering the ends ofthe conduits, means whereby a vacuum may be applied to different-groups of the conduits successively through the valve plate, and means to adjust the position of the valve plate to apply the vacuum-to the filter beds nearer to' or farther from the supply. 2. A filter comprising -a revoluble lter l pan having a vpluralityl of compartments,

means for supplying the pan with' pulp, a 'scraper underv moving the solids from the filter compartments, conduits extending from `the several filter compartments to a central location, a avalve plate having several chambers therein and covering the ends of said conduits and connections with said chambers whereby 'a vacuum may be applied to certain of the conduits, and pressure to certain other conduits, means to adjust the position of said valve plate around the axis ofthe filter pan, and means to rotate the filter pan.

3. A filter comprising a revoluble'- filter pan having a plurality of sections, a pulp supply, a discharge `scraper in proximity to eringvportions of the compartments trunnion therefor, means which the pan passes forlrethe surface of the filtering medium for the removaltherefrom of the collected mate- Apipes and several sections of central rial, a plurality of 'pipes extending from the several filter sections to a central location, a plate covering the ends of said pipes,

and having several compartments and connections with the compartments whereby a pipes and pressure to other pipes, means for rotating said plate through ya'1 considerable angle to act on sections of the filter under vacuum or under pressure nearer to or fan' ther from the supply as may be desired, and means to rotate the filter pan.

4. In 4a filter, an annular revoluble pan having a plurality of filter sections, feed tions with said Y compartments whereby a vacuum maybe applied to certain of the pressure to others, means to hold said plate resiliently in engagement with the bottom of the trunnion, and means to adjust the position of said plate.

5. In a filter, an annular filter bed having a plurality of sections, a pulp -supply, a discharge scraper, acentral trunnion, pipes ex-v tending from the several I sections of the filter bed into saidceiitral trunnion, means to'rotate the filter bed, a plate at the bottom of the central trunnion having several compartments therein and having several' pipes extending therefrom, removable blocks cov- Y in said plate to determine the time of application of the vacuum to a given set of pipes extendingl from the filter sections and means to produce a vacuum in the desired compartments. l l

`6.A'f`ilter comprising an annular filter bed having a plurality of sections, la central to rotate the filter bed, a series of pipes extending from the the filter bed into said central trunnion, a plate covering the discharge ends trunnion, said plate having a plurality of compartments, a pipe extending from one compartment, an `air pump for producing a vacuum in certain of the pipes extending to the filter sections, and means 'for cutting, off certain openings in said plate from connection with the pipes extending to the filter section whereby the effects to be .successively produced under vthe filter media may be varied.

7. In a filter, an annular pan having a plurality of'filter sections, means to supply pulp thereto, means to apply a vacuum to certain of the'sections, means whereby certain of the filter sections may have pressure applied thereto below the filter medium for of the pipes extending into said cleaning purposes, means to adjust the position of the vacuum yand pressure supply ap of said recelver for maintaining a vacuum in said rece1ver Without allowing the filtrate to pass through the vacuum pump.

9. An apparatus of the classy described comprising annulus carrying aplurality of separate filter sections, means to rotate the annulus, a vacuum pump, pipes connecting the pump and filter sections, means to y supply the sections with pulp, an adjustable valve for cutting off the vacuum from certain of the sections, and removable blocks carried by the valve for further adjusting the time of application of the vacuum to the vfilter sections.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 23rd day of May A. D. 1918.

EDWIN LETTS OLIVER. 

